Vegetable Description: Parris Island Cos is crisp, flavorful, and has the highest nutritional value of any lettuce! Upright plants form 8-12 inch neatly folded heads of lettuce with dark green leaves and a creamy white heart. Good uniformity with tolerance to Tipburn, mosaic and bolting. Named after Parris Island off South Carolina.

Vegetable Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa

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Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 70

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 29400

Vegetable Height: 6” to 18”

Vegetable Spacing: 9” to 12”

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside in early spring. Can be fall planted. Plant about 18”-24” apart and 1/8“ below soil surface. Rows should be spaced at 18”-24” apart.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow seed heads to dry on plants; then remove heads, break them open, and collect seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.